AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A visual cliff involves an apparent, but not actual drop from one surface to another, originally created to test babies’ depth perception. It’s created by connecting a transparent glass surface to an opaque patterned surface. The floor below has the same pattern as the opaque surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -The visual cliff is an apparatus created by psychologists Eleanor J. Gibson and Richard D. Walk at Cornell University to investigate depth perception in human and other animal species. It consists of a sturdy surface that is flat but has the appearance of a several-foot drop part-way across.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1960, researchers conducted a “visual cliff” experiment and concluded that depth perception is innate, and it keeps babies safe from dangerous, height-related obstacles.

Detailed explanation-4: -The visual cliff is a technique designed to determine whether or not an infant can perceive depth. The infant is tested to see whether or not it will crawl across a piece of clear plexiglass. This technique has been used to detected the ability to perceive depth in a variety of species.